Writing numbers in Scientific Notation from standard

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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How do you convert a small decimal number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to the right until you have a number between 1 and 10, and count the number of places moved. The exponent will be negative.

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Convert 0.000789 to scientific notation.

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7.89 x 10^-4

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What is the rule for the first number in scientific notation?

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The first number must be greater than 1 and less than 10.

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Convert 64,800,000 to scientific notation.

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6.48 x 10^7

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What happens when the exponent in scientific notation is negative?

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It indicates a small number.

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Convert 1001 to scientific notation.

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1.001 x 10^3

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0056?

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5.6 x 10^-3

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How do you write 250,000 in scientific notation?

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2.5 x 10^5

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What is the scientific notation for 0.000045?

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4.5 x 10^-5